Grief-Stricken Father Laments Loss of Daughter
“We sacrificed everything just to support her education and for her to achieve her dream to become a doctor. Her mother is a market vendor and I am a taxi driver.”
Friday 24 May 2019 | 12:45
A family’s only hope for a better future is no more.
A grief-stricken Mohammad Imraz Sheikh made the comment at Mulomulo, Nadi, after receiving the news of the death of his eldest daughter, Nurainah Sheikh, a 19-year-old first-year medical student.
Ms Sheikh was crossing the road near Hoodless House at Brown Street, Suva, on Wednesday night when she was allegedly hit by a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old man.
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She was conveyed to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital nearby, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Mr Sheikh said his daughter was a kind and humble person who deserved a long and happy life.
He said she was a hardworking student and a good daughter, but more than that she had represented hope for her family
Dad, Mohammad Imraz Sheikh holding the picture of his daughter, Nurainah Sheikh at Mulomulo Settlement in Nadi on May 23, 2019.
Edited by Epineri Vula
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